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Moscow and Ankara will hold “crossover” years of culture and tourism, RIA Novosti informs. Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that after his negotiations with Turkish President Recep Erdogan in Moscow on January 23.
Russian leader noted that the discussion about strengthening linkages in culture sphere was became an important part of Presidents’ conversation.
The attention was focused on measures aimed at stabilizing the Syrian situation, the issues on interactions in sphere of energy and strategic bilateral cooperation.
Russian President considered the format of negotiations in Astana as the most efficient on the issue of resolving Syrian crisis. He thinks that Russian and Turkish diplomats did a great work on the Constitutional Committee of Syria. The process of Syrian conflict political regulation has begun on that basis.
As a result of negotiations, Russia had an agreement with Turkey that military men and diplomats would keep coordinating their efforts, including the issue on the return of refugees to Syria.
The cooperation in TurkStream building was another important issue during the negotiations. Vladimir Putin hopes that laying it on land will be as fast as it was in the sea. He has no doubt that gas pipeline will become operational this year.
Russkiy Mir
